General linguistics discussion, very serious and scholarly. As well as Stupid Language Tricks.
The basic kinship terms of Rireinutire presented in convenient chart form. To a viewer used to Human cultures this chart may seem slightly odd due to Rireinukave biology. For the convenience of those of us whose Rireinutire may be a little rusty this version of the chart features transliterations of the text in Human script… Continue reading Kinship in Rireinutire
Lexember is over for another year and it's time to look back on the trials and tribulations of the month. As always, thanks are due ConWorkShop for their daily themes, which are a boon for any glossopoietically inclined gentlebeing. In total I created 152 words for Rireinutire in connection with the CWS Lexember themes, at least… Continue reading Lexember 2024: Summary
Where are the snows of yesteryear? In many ski resorts in Finland, they are carefully covered and saved for the next winter, in order to get a head start on the next ski season. As a poignant choice for the last day of Lexember, ConWorkShop set today's theme as Nostalgia. The words I have chosen… Continue reading Lexember 31 (2024)
Once again, I am cast adrift upon an indifferent cosmos by ConWorkShop, as today's theme is No theme. What to do? Obviously, I could seek solace in meaningless platitudes. Or I could rage, rage against the dying of the light. Hmm... Nah, that sounds too much like effort. And I might even break a sweat.… Continue reading Lexember 30 (2024)
You don't have to be a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles to snap up today's ConWorkShop theme which is Things that can be collected. Collecting is a fine hobby, and I have already collected into Rireinutire several words that would be a perfect match for today's theme. And therefore I thought to approach the theme from… Continue reading Lexember 29 (2024)
The angry rat-tat-tat of noisy jackhammers would distract anybody from attending to today's theme from ConWorkShop, which is Noisy things. However, I did manage to get in some worldbuilding in discussing the categories that singing voices are classified into in Rireinu classical music. In that connection I also discovered I didn't have a word for… Continue reading Lexember 28 (2024)
It seems I got myself tangled in my own web. When ConWorkShop declared that today's theme is Mysteries, lies, secrets, and conspiracies, I had the cunning plan to quote the famous lines from Marmite by Sir Walter Scott, as is shewn below. But little did I know (or remember) that I had neglected to coin… Continue reading Lexember 27 (2024)
Arms I sing, and the woman, who, impelled by ConWorkShop's unrelenting Lexember, took up today's theme of War and weaponry. Me, I am a lover not a fighter, (which allegation several of my commanding officers could endorse) so I had a hard time coming up with interesting and appropriate new vocabulary. But as you can… Continue reading Lexember 26 (2024)
Who woulda thunk it? Today's theme from ConWorkShop is Words that contain with /u/ in your native language. But of course; thus, this theme is utterly likely to inspire all kinds of random vocabulary. Turns out the words I came up with today have, not only the vowel sound /u/ in my native language, also… Continue reading Lexember 25 (2024)
It's love that makes the world turn round. So the charming people at ConWorkShop made the right choice when they decided that today's theme is Love. Now Rireinutire already has four distinct concepts that can all translated into Human with 'love', so today should have been a labour of love. But even so, I ended… Continue reading Lexember 24 (2024)
Flowering Fields 